Acoma forum at Wellness Center Sep 1, 2009
The Indian Health Service is supposed to provide 150 million per year to cope with the diabetes problem, but Congress cut off the funds in 2008, he explained. I hope Acoma Pueblo will help Indian Health Service prove to Congress that we need the funding, he added. (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)
Guest Column: Let's Not Sacrifice Freedom of Choice Aug 28, 2009
He is also a retired lieutenant commander in the U.S. Public Health Service (Indian Health Service). Washington Missouri 2009. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Carlisle church group visits Montana Aug 28, 2009
Rocky Boys residents who work on the reservation are employed by the schools, Indian Health Service and tribal government located onsite. There is also ranching, wheat farming and post-pole production on the reservation. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Herseth Sandlin: Health-care reform foes wrong in using IHS analogy Aug 27, 2009
The Indian Health Service has been wrongly used by opponents of health-care reform in the United States to distort the issue to their advantage, Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin said Tuesday. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Death of Pennington County jail inmate under investigation (3078) Aug 26, 2009
Jail staff sent him to Sioux San because, as a tribal member, he qualified for Indian Health Service treatment, Mueller said. Red Dog was treated at Sioux San, taken back to the jail, and returned to Sioux San later in the day. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Testy town hall Aug 22, 2009
Some speakers trashed Medicare and slammed the federal government, period, though one person praised the government-funded Indian Health Service and another pushed the "public option," which is voluntary government-sponsored health insurance. Sen. (Anchorage Daily News)
'Don't Get Sick After June' Aug 21, 2009
Glenn Beck' Investigates Indian Health Service - Glenn Beck - FOXNews ... Glenn Beck' Investigates Indian Health Service ... MIKE JANDREAU, CHAIRMAN, LOWER BRULE TRIBE: Like every service unit throughout Indian health service, it's always you know don't get sick after June, because there's no money left to provide services. (Fox News)
S.D. tribal leaders ask state's U.S. senators for help Aug 18, 2009
The tribal leaders said the Indian Health Service, which provides medical care to Native Americans, is severely underfunded. Oglala Sioux Tribal President Theresa Two Bulls said treaties signed more than a century ago obligated the federal government to provide health care and other services to the Sioux, but funding for many programs has dwindled. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Governor's criticism sparks defense of IHS Aug 17, 2009
Criticism of Indian Health Service by Gov. Mike Rounds is inspiring some Native Americans served by the agency to defend it ... "And you're worried about losing this marvelous plan? I'll take Indian Health Service.". (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Kelly steps in at Legion town hall Aug 15, 2009
Green Valley resident Tim Dugan, however, said Tricare, Indian Health Service, the VA and Medicare the latter of which by a show of hands most people in the room indicated they were on are all fine programs. The government can do a good job, he said. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
State Snapshots Aug 15, 2009
confirmed, laboratory testing by the Indian Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the state of Montana is no longer being done. Avis Spencer. (Minnesota Farm Guide, MN)
Winnebago drug dependency unit dedication Friday Aug 13, 2009
Congressional representatives from Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota are expected to be present as well as Tribal and Indian Health Service dignitaries. Program activities will include guided tours, guest book signing, cultural sharing and many other activities. (Sioux City Journal)
Tribune editorial: IHS should give tribes flexibility Aug 11, 2009
The Indian Health Service has said no, and the tribes have sued. The first priority of the Elbowoods Center needs to be providing care for its American Indian patients. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Sen. Durbin Open to Health Reform Minus Public Option Aug 11, 2009
But former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says the federal government has no business running health care and that current government health programs like Medicaid and the Indian Health Service are a "disaster" and "corrupt.". "Veterans care is the one system that actually works reasonably well, but the others do not," Mr. Gingrich said on "This Week.". (Newsmax)
IHS: An example of what could go wrong? Aug 10, 2009
South Dakotans who like the idea of more government involvement in medical care need only look at the Indian Health Service to see how easily things can go wrong, Gov. Mike Rounds says ... Rounds said he suggested to both Congress and the White House that the failures of the Indian Health Service should serve as a warning ... The Indian Health Service is faced with chronic budget problems and a delivery system that struggles to meet fundamental health care needs for Native Americans. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Three Affiliated Tribes sues over medical services Aug 1, 2009
Tribal officials filed a lawsuit in September against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Indian Health Service. The tribes' lawsuit also alleges the agency is withholding more than $1 million annually that's needed to administer existing health care programs on the reservation. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
RESERVATION RACKET Jul 28, 2009
The federal Indian Health Service, for instance, oversees a broad range of health grants and benefits on top of Medicare and Medicaid. Federally recognized tribes can also qualify to receive welfare money directly from Washington. (New York Post -- Opinions)
‘Public option’ leaves no hope of cure Jul 28, 2009
Ask those who utilize the Indian Health Service if they receive robust medical choices. And ask the Medicaid mom if the system facilitates her family s needs. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Click to read:25 Million Have Insurance, But Not Enough Jul 27, 2009
"Right to Life does not mean that you have a right have your life extended on everyone else's dime.Maybe this woman and her husband will think twice next time the want to join a union and extort their employer. If they hadn't been paying union dues to support union bosses' lavish lifestyle, they could have afforded supplemental insurance. by taebok July 26, 2009 9:37 PM EDT I'm not sure if you're heartless or just clueless, but it's one of the twobut i take by you answer, that yes, you expect... (CBS News)
Road being built for tribal health center Jul 25, 2009
The Army Corps of Engineers will build the health center and then turn it over to the Indian Health Service. The name of the new center is from the community of Elbowoods, which had a hospital with the same name. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
GREAT OUTDOORS: Cycling advocate plans biggest trip ever Jul 19, 2009
Katzel settled in Green Valley four-and-half years ago after serving 28 years as a health systems specialist based in Tucson 18 of those with the Indian Health Service, a division of the U.S. Public Health Service, working to improve conditions for 547 federally recognized tribes. Accustomed to a role as a crusader for the importance of quality health care for more than three million Native Americans for much of his life, Katzel began taking those skills into the boardrooms and government... (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Switzerland has the right idea Jul 19, 2009
The Indian Health Service has been called a disgrace. The Veterans Administration system has been investigated for its failures. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Inside the Monstrous Obamacare Bureaucracy Jul 17, 2009
The new "Health Choices Commissioner" would helm the new "Health Choices Administration" (section 141 of the bill) -- separate from the already existing Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (formerly the Health Care Financing Administration), the Veterans Health Administration and the Indian Health Service. Because the government has done such a boffo job managing the near-bankrupt Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds, the Democrats have... (Townhall.com)
Navajos mark 30th anniversary of uranium spill Jul 17, 2009
An ongoing federally funded health study with the University of New Mexico's Community Environmental Health Program, Crownpoint's Indian Health Service hospital and Southwest Research is looking into health impacts of living near a mining district. Shuey said decades of mining activity in the Church Rock area "contributed more radioactivity than the spill did," adding to the difficulty of tracking the effects of uranium mining and milling and discharges over a long period of time. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Montana must grow its own doctors Jul 14, 2009
Here's a rundown from residency director Dr. Roxanne Fahrenwald: Dr. Neil Sun Rhodes of Fort Kipp will work for Indian Health Service in Browning. Dr. Jenni Bigback of Lame Deer will work at the IHS hospital in Crow Agency. (Montana Standard, MT)
Tribes receive stimulus money Jul 13, 2009
The Environmental Protection Agency and Indian Health Service announced the funding as part of 90 million to be distributed nationwide to tribes. Awards for drinking water improvements go to the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, 1. (Sioux City Journal)
Diabetes in focus at Native health summit Jul 12, 2009
The Indian Health Service reports that more than 16 percent of the nearly 2 million Native Americans and Alaska Natives ages 20 and older served by the agency were diagnosed with diabetes ... "We really need more resources in the Indian Health Service to effectively meet our mission, but also, just getting more resources isn't going to solve all our problems." ... "As a result we've had more time to address the problems. I definitely think the rest of the country can learn from the lessons that... (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Treasury must pay for what IHS wont provide8:20 pm | (No comments posted.) Jul 11, 2009
Published: Friday, July 10, 2009 8:20 PM CDT PIERRE - Some members of the Legislature want to know how much its costing South Dakotas Medicaid system to help pay for care of American Indians when the federal Indian Health Service wont help them ... State Social Services Secretary Deb Bowman said there is no question South Dakota must help pay when the Indian Health Service refers patients to outside providers of health care ... She described the Indian Health Service as woefully... (Watertown Public Opinion, SD)
Robbins is a man on a mission Jul 11, 2009
As a member of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Robbins has also worked with the Environmental Protection Agency in Wyoming, and with the Indian Health Service in Alaska and California. The Corps is a small group of about 6,300 people spread across the U.S. and other parts of the world. (Framingham TAB, MA)
N.C. Cherokees to get $2 million in funds Jul 10, 2009
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will receive more than $2 million in water restoration projects as part of a $90 million nationwide infrastructure grant for Indian territories, according to an announcement Thursday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Indian Health Service. The $2 million will fund four separate projects for the Cherokee Indians, two to improve drinking water infrastructure and two to upgrade wastewater systems. (Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area)
Mole Lake Chippewa advance with funding Jul 10, 2009
The proposed path will connect the residential developments that exist north and south of the crossing which also include the Tribal government offices, the Boys and Girls Club recreation center, Elders Center, historic log cabin visitors area, Indian Health Service, historical markers as well as the gaming facility, hotel-lodge and conference center. Frederick J. Wisner, WisDOT local program project manager under the Bureau of Project Development, North Central Region stated, This project... (Forest Republican, WI)
Arizona tribes get $8 million in stimulus Jul 9, 2009
The money is part of $90 million in announced disbursements from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service. Laura Yoshii, the EPA s acting regional administrator for the Pacific Southwest, said the money will fuel jobs and bring in needed amenities. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Native communities gain water funds Jul 9, 2009
The and the Indian Health Service are coordinating $50 million in wastewater funds and $30 million in drinking water funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for improved access to drinking water and wastewater services in American Indian and Alaska Native communities ... The $90 million worth of projects nationwide were identified by EPA and Indian Health Service as priority projects to be completed by IHS Sanitation Facilities Construction Program and are considered shovel-ready... (New Mexico Business Weekly, NM)
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard seen in 3D Jul 8, 2009
The 72,000-square-foot outpatient health care clinic was a joint venture between the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma and the Indian Health Service. "Tangram 3DS's animations and still shots provided a true reflection of design efforts and helped us identify problems within the project before they became an issue for our client," said Breck Childers, principal and architect with James R. Childers Architects. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Europe's free, state-run health care has drawbacks Jul 5, 2009
The new head of the Indian Health Service, Dr. Yvette Roubideaux, was not as harsh. She said, "It's clear that there's a call for change and improvement in the Indian Health Care Service, and it's also clear the IHS has been significantly under-funded for many years. The staff of Indian Health Service has been doing the best it can with limited resources, and in some cases they are providing excellent quality of care with limited resources.". (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Government provides poor health care Jul 1, 2009
Two: The Veterans Administration health care system and the Indian Health Service, which have been operating for decades ... The Indian Health Service is routinely criticized for inadequate care of Native Americans ... I have a suggestion: Let's give the federal government 10 years to bring the veterans and Indian health services up to par with the private sector, then we might consider whether to give it additional responsibilities for providing health care. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Public health care not the answer Jun 30, 2009
There is need for reform with the programs we already have, including the government Indian Health Service system, so sadly described in your recent Tribune story, before undertaking radical new programs. Frankly, Ihave never heard of anyone in our community being turned away by hospitals when they need one. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Tribes keep eye on health care reform Jun 29, 2009
We don't know what health care reform is going to look like, so it's hard to position ourselves, said Pete Conway, a director for the Indian Health Service in Billings ... And that means achieving at least two goals keeping their status as sovereign nations and improving the Indian Health Service system. (Missoulian, MT)
Stimulus money boosts health clinics serving poor Jun 29, 2009
When Stephanie Little Light took her daughter to the Indian Health Service clinic in this wind-swept and remote corner of Montana, they told her the 5-year-old was depressed. Ta'Shon's pain rapidly worsened and she visited the clinic about 10 more times over several months before her lung collapsed and she was airlifted to a children's hospital in Denver. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Health Care In The Good Old Days Jun 26, 2009
"So today, I am announcing an additional $313 billion in savings that will rein in unnecessary spending, and increase efficiency and the quality of care - savings that will ensure that we have nearly $950 billion set aside to offset the cost of health care reform over the next ten years.'' President Barack Obama in his Weekly Radio Address, June 13, 2009In the old days, I remember getting dressed up in my Sunday best to go to the doctor. We were not rich, my father never made much money and my... (Human Events Online)
Vangent adds directors to health group Jun 26, 2009
Vangent serves payer, provider, patient, and government agency customers, including the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Defense Military Health System, Veterans Affairs and the Indian Health Service. Reader Comments. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Indian coalition eyes drug, alcohol center Jun 22, 2009
The Inter-Tribal Wellness Center would have an annual budget of 1 million and could be sustained by fees charged to clients or their insurance providers, including the Indian Health Service, Belcourt said. Also, the Tribal Leaders Council has submitted at least 10 proposals for funding to various sources. (Missoulian, MT)
Kids in school may get swine flu shots first Jun 22, 2009
The U.S. is obligated to provide free health care on reservations, but the troubled Indian Health Service has only about half the money it needs. More immediately, Sebelius faces the looming question of whether to push forward with swine flu vaccinations this fall, on top of the regular winter flu vaccine that will be distributed as usual. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Tribune editorial:We, too, can act on health care reform Jun 21, 2009
The Tribune on Monday ran an Associated Press story titled "Don't get sick after June," describing the failings of the Indian Health Service, and there were many ... They face many of the same problems the Indian Health Service faces on Standing Rock, difficulty attracting and keeping doctors, maintaining state-of-the-art medical facilities and patients without or with inadequate insurance. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Former Rapid City woman excited to be at the helm of IHS and its reform efforts Jun 19, 2009
The new director of the Indian Health Service is grateful that her boss is urging Congress to address problems at the underfunded agency, but Dr. Yvette Roubideaux defended IHS and its staff as much more than a "historic failure." ... "It's clear that there's a call for change and improvement in the Indian Health Service, and it's also clear that IHS has been significantly underfunded for many years," Roubideaux said ... "My entire family continues to use the Indian Health Service for medical... (Rapid City Journal, SD)
This is the summer for health reform Jun 18, 2009
Fourth, we need to strengthen the Indian Health Service and reduce health disparities. The president's FY 2010 budget makes a good start with a proposed increase of $454 million for IHS. This funding will support tribes as they work to administer programs at the local level and, when needed, pay for needed care outside the Indian health system. (Anchorage Daily News)
Sebelius vows to boost Indian health care Jun 17, 2009
But the troubled Indian Health Service only has about half of the money it needs, leaving poor tribes in remote areas with severely underfunded facilities and substandard care ... "One of my challenges to the new head of the Indian Health Service is that we need a multiyear strategy, we need an end goal," she said. (MSNBC -- Health)
It's a tragic warning to us all Jun 17, 2009
The Indian Health Service is government-run health care. Congressional proposals for a much greater role in managing our health care will guarantee that every family, not just Native American, will have tragic stories to tell about the failures of government run health care systems. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Promises, Promises: Indian health care's victims Jun 16, 2009
When Stephanie Little Light took her daughter to the Indian Health Service clinic in this wind-swept and remote corner of Montana, they told her the 5-year-old was depressed ... People sit in the Indian Health Services waiting room on Standing Rock Reservation in Fort Yates ... Ta shon died of cancer in a matter of months subsequent to a misdiagnosis of depression by the local Indian Health Service. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Reservations lacking basic health care Jun 16, 2009
Dr. Lynelle Noisy Hawk examines a patient Oct. 14 at the Standing Rock Indian Health Service in Fort Yates, N.D. On some reservations, the oft-quoted refrain is "don't get sick after June," when the federal dollars run out ... When Stephanie Little Light took her daughter to the Indian Health Service clinic in this wind-swept and remote corner of Montana, they told her the 5-year-old was depressed ... Ta'shon's story is not unique in the Indian Health Service system, which serves about almost 2... (MSNBC -- Health)
Victims of Indian Health Service's 'rationed health-care system' Jun 16, 2009
Victims of Indian Health Service's 'rationed health-care system ... When Stephanie Little Light took her daughter to the Indian Health Service clinic in this wind-swept and remote corner of Montana, they told her the 5-year-old was depressed ... Ta'Shon's story is not unique in the Indian Health Service system, which serves almost 2 million American Indians in 35 states. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Health IT needs more functionality, CIO says Jun 5, 2009
Federal health agencies should create more functionality as they implement information technology systems and health care reforms, Dr. Theresa Cullen, chief information officer of the Indian Health Service, said today. Health care needs a new operating system, Cullen said at a conference in Washington sponsored by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. (FCW.com)
GAO: Indian health agency still losing equipment Jun 4, 2009
WASHINGTON -- The Indian Health Service is continuing to lose equipment at an alarming rate despite efforts to better account for the agency's property, according to congressional investigators ... Investigators also charged that the Indian Health Service had falsified documents to cover up some of those losses. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Old Coyote, Jefferson vie for Crow post Jun 4, 2009
The 60-year-old Jefferson lives near Hardin and is a representative for the Indian Health Service. Name. (Missoulian, MT)
More of this story Jun 4, 2009
The changes proposed included expanding Federal government departments such as Medicare, Medicaid, and Indian Health Services ... Due to the larger percentage of uninsured, Medicaid, and Indian Health Service patients that NRMC sees, Bedwell would like to see a reform plan that addresses all payors of health care, not just the Medicare system as this current plan seems to focus on. (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)
Crow Tribe to hold primary for vice chairmanship May 29, 2009
Those running in the primary are Darrin Old Coyote, vice secretary of the tribe; Newton "JR" Old Crow, who works in the tribe's Education Department; Calvin "Coolidge" Jefferson Jr., contract representative for the Indian Health Service; and John Dale Dust. The office opened after former Vice Chairman Cedric Black Eagle was elected chairman. (Montana Standard, MT)
Single-payer health care: Baucus keeps getting an earful May 29, 2009
The Indian Health Service must be identified and addressed. Howlett drew laughter when he referred to an earlier speaker who had wondered how Baucus' plan would deal with the 5 percent of the population who are in the United States illegally. (Missoulian, MT)
Suicide rate rises for 4th consecutive year May 28, 2009
"Over the past two decades, the Indian Health Service and Alaska government have tried a variety of clinical and social work methods to improve Alaska Native mental health.". "They simply are not working," Treadwell said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Alaska stimulus funds begin trickling in May 26, 2009
Another $10 million is coming from the Indian Health Service. The hospital project already is out to bid, said the Denali Commission's chief operating officer, Krag Johnsen. (Anchorage Daily News)
Obama taps Ariz. for cadre of leaders May 26, 2009
Yvette Roubideaux, the Arizonan recently confirmed as director of the Indian Health Service, worked with the service before as a medical officer and clinical director on the San Carlos Reservation and in the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona ... Yvette Roubideaux: Confirmed May 6 as director of the Indian Health Service in the Department of Health and Human Services ... She previously worked in the Indian Health Service as a medical officer and clinical director on the San Carlos... (AZCentral -- News)
Eagle Butte hospital leads IHS funding in state May 16, 2009
The Eagle Butte Health Care Center is one of two Indian Health Service construction projects to receive funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Newly sworn IHS Director Dr. Yvette Roubideaux, a Rapid City Stevens graduate, announced the allocations Friday, along with the release of 500 million for Native health equipment and facilities. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Dallas Gastroenterologist Named Vice President of Prestigious National Organization May 16, 2009
and after completing his Internal Medicine training and two years in the Indian Health Service, completed his fellowship and was appointed Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Francisco. He then moved to the University of Michigan, where he rose to Professor of Internal Medicine. (PR Newswire)
Dr. Robert Fortuine May 15, 2009
Field assignments in the Indian Health Service included successive posting as medical officer and medical officer in charge at the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation at Belcourt, ND (1961-63), then as Service Unit Director at Kanakanak, Alaska (1963-64), Bethel, (1964-67), on the Navajo Reservation at Fort Defiance, Ariz. (1970-71) and finally as director of the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage (1971-77). (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Alaska physician was noted author May 14, 2009
Field assignments in the Indian Health Service included successive postings as medical officer and medical officer in charge at the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation at Belcourt, N.D. (1961-63), then as service unit director at Kanakanak in Alaska (1963-64), Bethel (1964-67), on the Navajo Reservation at Fort Defiance, Ariz. (1970-71) and finally as director of the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage (1971-77). (Anchorage Daily News)
Women at Greater Risk for Depression and Anxiety May 11, 2009
Produced by OWH, the report was developed in collaboration with women's health and mental health experts from the National Institute of Mental Health, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Office of Minority Health, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Indian Health Service, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation and the Office of the Surgeon General. National Women's Health Week, which kicked off on Mother's Day and will be celebrated... (PR Newswire)
